“We should admit some of the ineffective practices of our past labors. This confrontation needs be embraced by all of us on a personal level, at the local parish and throughout the diocese. There are many ways in which we can do this and now move forward. The mission of Christ is being strengthened.”

— Stephen Jay Berg

Source: All our confidence is in God’s merciful love https://www.dioceseofpueblo.org/news/all-our-confidence-gods-merciful-love (September 22, 2020)

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